Fixing the Musical: How Technologies Shaped the Broadway Repertory

Fixing the Musical: How Recordings Define America's Most Beloved Shows is a groundbreaking exploration of how technology shapes our experience of musical theatre.

Doug Reside uncovers how the affordances and limitations of recording technologies have defined the repertory of titles that are most frequently performed and remembered.

This book will change the way you think about musicals, revealing why some shows stand the test of time while others fade into obscurity.

With a focus on the 1940s and beyond, Reside argues that the musicals we most remember are those which most effectively used their era's best recording and distribution technologies to document and share the work with those who would never see the original production on Broadway.

Don't miss out on this fascinating journey into the history of American musical theatre!